Him or her? (A Pipabeth story)

Epilogue

Piper's POV

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Disclaimer and Warning: Disclaimer, characters all belong to Rick Riordan, plot belongs to me. WARNING: No smut or anything bad, but there are heavy kissing scenes. So if you don't like reading characters making out, even without the smut, don't read when you get to the bold/underlined '***' and continue after the next lines signalling the making out part has finished.

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Piper shifted nervously, straightening the edges of the edges of the picnic blanket for what seemed like the hundredth time. This needed to be perfect.

A few days had passed since Annabeth and Percy had officially broken up. Piper had been talking to a couple others when Annabeth approached her and asked her about that date they never got to go on when Percy turned up. Between them, they had decided to go on date finally. Piper had insisted on setting everything up and planning everything, telling Annabeth nothing but when and where to meet, and to wear whatever she wanted.

Of course, she hadn't planned anything over the top. She wanted it to be casual and nice. It's not like they could have gone to a fancy restaurant being stuck to the boundaries of Camp.

She had decided on having the date on the grassy clearing on a cliff side overlooking the ocean. It was the first place either of them had come to terms with their feelings for each other, and since then, both her and Annabeth would go there to talk to each other. The place held meaning. She also decided to keep it simple with a classic picnic idea. With the help of some friends, Piper had managed to collect food, drinks, and snacks for the date.

She was currently making sure everything was perfect. Annabeth was supposed to arrive soon. The blanket was set up, and the food was carefully arranged in the middle. Piper sat down on one side of the blanket, before standing up again and trying to figure out if she should be standing or sitting when Annabeth arrived. The time on her Demigod-safe phone Leo made showed it was exactly 12pm noon. Annabeth was supposed to be there now. Piper waited, absently-mindedly tapping her foot against the ground and humming one of her favorite songs. She didn't realize Annabeth arrived until she heard her speak.

"I didn't think you were one to enjoy love songs, Pipes."

Piper looked up, surprised to see Annabeth walking towards her from the trees with a slight smirk on her face. Piper blushed, before checking her phone again and smirking. "You're two minutes late, Beth. I can't believe you of all people were late." Annabeth rolled her eyes.

"I was double checking what I was wearing. I normally wouldn't care but I wanted to make sure it looked good..." She looked down at what she was wearing with uncertainty, "does it look okay?"

Piper looked over what Annabeth was wearing. She was wearing a pair of dark blue leggings, her normal sneakers, a nice light blue shirt, and a silver cardigan. Around her neck, Annabeth had her Camp bead necklace, her part of Summers friendship necklace, and a silver owl necklace Piper had never seen her wear before. Alongside this, Annabeth had her hair down but with two small braids on either side of her head that joined at the back of her head. Is it possible to be even more attracted to someone than before?

Piper stepped forwards, gently grabbing Annabeth's hands, and spoke.

"You seriously didn't have to dress up as much since you would have looked perfect either way, but you look gorgeous."

Annabeth blushed, looking down and smiling. She pulled back a little bit before looking Piper up and down. Piper was surprised when Annabeth leant forwards, and whispered, "You look gorgeous too. And dare I say... hot."